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nitromax Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2004 7:06 am Post subject: which gps to use |
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hi all I have a Ipaq h3630 with a Ipaq Navigation system, I have just brought a new car and was having problems in getting sat fix, it keep dropping, then I purchased a re-rad Ariel. I am using TomTom 2, with the co pilot drivers installed.
now I have brought myself a Ipaq 8000 with, I do make long journeys to central London, I want to mount the GPS mouse or Ariel out side the car near the boot to get a good fix and hook it to my Ipaq 8000, which will charge it as well, I want to have a backup battery on the GPS as well. which is the best one to choose, that gives me a good fix time.
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Dave Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2004 7:32 am Post subject: |
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I think you're crossing your points here.
If you want to mount a GPS Antenna externally by the boot you will need either a Re-Rad antenna or an extended patch antenna. If you go for the patch antenna then you will need a Compact Flash based GPS. But seeing that you already have a Re-Rad, why not just stick this outside ?
There's no such Pocket PC as an iPAQ 8000, so I'm not sure which model you have. Providing you have a charger cable plugged in, this will charge the Pocket PC battery.
All GPS's have a backup battery. Not in the term you would think, it keeps the almanac safe for several months after the GPS has been charged, so if it hasn't been used for a few weeks you won't have to wait 15 mins for a fix.
A cabled GPS is better because it gives you a single plug that powers the GPS and charges the iPAQ at the same time.
Failing that you can go for a Bluetooth GPS and sit this at the rear of the car if you want, but you will probably want to hook this up to a power socket to give permanent power if you are going to mount it near the rear of the car. |
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nitromax Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2004 7:42 am Post subject: |
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thanks for the info, sorry it was a 3800 ipaq.
i am intrested in the cabled gps but not sure what to get, as all of them talk about diffrent chips etc.
just want a simple gps, that will sit outside on top of my car with long cable that will plug into my ipaq syn port and that will have a car charger linked to the cable to charge the ipaq.
i know most of them in the review section have them, but there is so many which one is the best, and i want to use it with TomTom 2.
thanks for the help in advance |
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Dave Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2004 7:04 pm Post subject: |
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Most are standardised around the SiRF IIe/LP chipset.
Personally I would look at the Leadtek 9531/9532 / Holux-GM-210 / RoyalTek Sapphire in that order. All have chargers built in, if you go for a Leadtek 9531/9532 it has an RJ11 plug/socket so you can purchase a 5m modem extension cable to extend the length easily. The extension leads can be purchased from most PC shops including PC World.
All will work with TTN2. |
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nitromax Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2004 8:23 pm Post subject: thanks |
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I know that the Holux-GM-210 uses a ps/2 link can you use a standard ps/2 extension cable that you would buy for your mouse or keyboard on your PC.
or is it a total different connection,
I like the Holux-GM-210 cos it is grey, and not that noticeable from outside.
the Leadtek 9532 looks great but not sure of the colour
thanks for all the info |
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Dave Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2004 8:19 am Post subject: |
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Never tried it, best bet is to talk to Holux. I would presume that providing the extension lead is mapped pin to pin, e.g. pin 1 to pin 1, pin 5 to pin 5 then it should be okay.
Leadtek 9531 is a dark gray color, 9532 is more of a cyan/aqua colour and the 9533 is more of a silver colour. |
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